'My name cannot be found in any of the search engines in China,' Wu'er Kaixi told lawmakers on the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
Uighurs face being sent to detention camps for transgressions as vague as observing religious practices like Ramadan and as minor as having a beard, buying a SIM card or speaking to family overseas. They are banned from entering many public spaces and shops and cannot leave Xinjiang, let alone China.
"You don't need to have an opinion to be persecuted," he said."I am a dissident, I chose this path — well, history put me in this position, but I gladly accepted this path of being a Chinese dissident. I understand there are some consequences. But for those who did not do anything, did not challenge the government, simply because they are Uighur and being persecuted, it is one of the most heartaching truths.
"They are not getting younger or healthier. Among the student leaders from back in Tiananmen, I think I am the only one person who hasn't been able to see my parents in 30 years," he said, adding that the Chinese government has refused to give them passports.
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